Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 3Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... heart , but pow'rless hand , to point The faith of favour'd man to Heaven ; to sing The ways inscrutable of Heaven to man ; May I , by thy celestial guidance led , Fix deep in my own heart the truths I teach ! In my own life transcribe ...
... heart , but pow'rless hand , to point The faith of favour'd man to Heaven ; to sing The ways inscrutable of Heaven to man ; May I , by thy celestial guidance led , Fix deep in my own heart the truths I teach ! In my own life transcribe ...
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... heart that pang . Yet sure one little look may be indulged , And I may feast my fondness with his smiles , And snatch one last , last kiss . - No more , my heart ; That rapture would be fatal . - I should keep him . I could not doom to ...
... heart that pang . Yet sure one little look may be indulged , And I may feast my fondness with his smiles , And snatch one last , last kiss . - No more , my heart ; That rapture would be fatal . - I should keep him . I could not doom to ...
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... heart has bled In secret anguish o'er your slaughter'd sons ; Powerless to save , yet hating to destroy . MELITA . Should this be so , my Princess knows the danger . PRINCESS . No danger should deter from acts of mercy . MIRIAM behind ...
... heart has bled In secret anguish o'er your slaughter'd sons ; Powerless to save , yet hating to destroy . MELITA . Should this be so , my Princess knows the danger . PRINCESS . No danger should deter from acts of mercy . MIRIAM behind ...
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... hearts of sinners to perform thy work , Defeating their own purpose ! who canst plant Unlook'd - for mercy in a heathen's heart , And from the depth of evil bring forth good ! MIRIAM . O blest event , beyond our warmest hopes . JOCHEBED ...
... hearts of sinners to perform thy work , Defeating their own purpose ! who canst plant Unlook'd - for mercy in a heathen's heart , And from the depth of evil bring forth good ! MIRIAM . O blest event , beyond our warmest hopes . JOCHEBED ...
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... heart ! or give thee the high praise Thy gallant deeds deserve ! DAVID . Then God is gracious still , In spite of my offences ! But , good Abner , How was it ? Tell me all . Where is my champion ? Quick let me press him to my grateful heart ...
... heart ! or give thee the high praise Thy gallant deeds deserve ! DAVID . Then God is gracious still , In spite of my offences ! But , good Abner , How was it ? Tell me all . Where is my champion ? Quick let me press him to my grateful heart ...
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arms Bavius beauty behold BELSHAZZAR bless bless'd bliss breast breath bright charms Columbo court cried crown'd Cupid DARIUS dear death delight Derry divine dread Dunciad e'en e'er earth ELIAB epigram eternal eyes fair fame fancy fate fear fire flame fond fool give glory goddess grace grief hand happy hast hear heart Heaven heavenly hero honour hope Iliad JOCHEBED king live Lord lyre maid mighty mind mortal mourn muse nature ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er pain passion PHARNACES Pindaric pleasure poem poet praise pride queen rage reign rise round sacred Sappho satire scene shade shine sigh sing skies smile soft song SORANUS soul spirit Spleen sweet taste tears tell thee thine things thou thought throne tongue trembling truth Twas verse vex'd Virgil virtue wings youth